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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.8881,Lat: 50.4741
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	20:49:09pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Pont-à-Vendin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Estevelles	1.3 km	East
2 Annay	1.4 km	SouthWest
3 Meurchin	2.6 km	North
4 Wingles	3.1 km	NorthWest
5 Harnes	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	111 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	185 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	231 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 72 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Mare à Goriaux (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 38.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 24.3 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 34 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Le bassin lensois - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 122 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 17 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.5 km2

4.4%

Nature

2.8 km2

3.5%

Agriculture

37.6 km2

47.8%

Urban area

32.1 km2

40.9%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pont-à-Vendin in country France

Pont-à-Vendin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	38 km	EastNorthEast
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	41 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	47 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	10 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pont-à-Vendin

Type of weather in Pont-à-Vendin	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam